Ideal

Ideal may refer to:

Ideal (ethics), values that one actively pursues as goals
Platonic ideal, a philosophical idea of trueness of form, associated with Plato

In mathematics

Ideal (ring theory), special subsets of a ring considered in abstract algebra
Ideal (order theory), special kind of lower sets of an order
Ideal (set theory), a collection of sets regarded as "small" or "negligible"

In science

Ideal chain, in science, the simplest model describing a polymer
Ideal gas law, in physics, governing the pressure of an ideal gas
Ideal transformer, an electrical transformer having zero resistance and perfect magnetic threading
Ideal final result, in TRIZ methodology, the best possible solution
Ideality (phrenology), in phrenology, the disposition towards refinement and perfection
Thought experiment, sometimes called an ideal experiment

Entertainment

Ideal (TV series), a British situation comedy
Ideal (band), late 1990s/2000s American R&B group
Ideal (German band), early 1980s German rock group
Ideal Toy Company, a now defunct toy company

Other uses

IDEAL Scholars Fund, an American scholarship program for underrepresented students
Ideal, Georgia, a community in the United States
iDEAL, an online payment method
The IDEAL Model, the IDEAL (SM) model is an organizational improvement model designed by SEI

Translation

The word "Ideal" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Czech: Ideál, Danish: Ideel, Greek: Ιδεώδες (αποσαφήνιση), Italian: Ideale, Polish: Ideał, Russian: Идеал (значения), Slovak: Ideál, Finnish: Ideaali, Ukrainian: Ідеал, Chinese: 理想.